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To Kill a Mockingbird part 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following items did Jem and Scout NOT find in the knothole on the Radley property?

a)

polished pennies

b)

carved girl and boy figures

c)

yoyo

d)

spelling medal

2.

What happens to Jem's pants after he loses them at the Radley's house?

a)

Boo sews them up and folds them over the back fence for Jem to find.

b)

Jem goes back to ask for them the next morning.

c)

Dill goes to the Radley's late that night to get them back for Jem.

d)

He loses them again when Dill and Jem play poker.

3.

Why does Scout punch Cecil Jacobs in the schoolyard?

a)

He makes fun of her for being a tomboy.

b)

He says insulting things about Atticus for taking on the Robinson case.

c)

He won't let her get close enough to catch his ringworm so she can miss school.

d)

He tattles on her for continuing to read with Atticus.

4.

Scout dislikes everything about Aunt Alexandra EXCEPT:

a)

her wonderful cooking

b)

her habit of telling Atticus all the bad things Scout does.

c)

her insistence that Scout behave more like a girl

d)

her decision to always put Scout at a separate table from the adults.

5.

Why did Atticus accept the Tom Robinson case?

a)

The people of Maycomb wanted him to take the case.

b)

He was sure he could win the case.

c)

He personally believed he had a duty to take the case.

d)

He needed the money he would get paid to take the case.

6.

What is Atticus worried will happen to Jem and Scout because of the Tom Robinson trial?

a)

They will become bitter and racist like the rest of Maycomb's residents.

b)

They will become mean to Calpurnia.

c)

They will want to move away from Maycomb.

d)

They will want to live with Aunt Alexandra instead of Atticus.

7.

After Jem and Scout learn that Atticus was an excellent shooter in his younger days, Miss Maudie explains why he never told them he was a good shot before by saying:

a)

"people in their right minds never take pride in their talents"

b)

"people in their right minds always do target practice"

c)

"people in their right minds brag about what they're good at"

d)

"people in their right minds make excellent lawyers"

8.

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

a)

because they are going extinct

b)

because they eat other birds' eggs

c)

because they only bring beauty and do no harm

d)

because they are hard to shoot

9.

What does Atticus tell Jem about Mrs. Dubose?

a)

She is a cantankerous old lady that he should stay away from

b)

She is the bravest person he knows

c)

She grows the most beautiful camellia bushes

d)

She deserved to die because of her meanness

10.

What does Mrs. Dubose have delivered to Jem after she dies?

a)

A new copy of the book Ivanhoe

b)

A pocket watch with a knife attached

c)

A camellia bud from her bushes

d)

A package of Wrigley's doublemint gum